The relations of a distinguished survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse mentioned they have been “outraged” by the Justice Division’s determination to launch transcripts from Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony final month to a federal prosecutor, arguing it supplied Maxwell a “platform to rewrite historical past.”
“The content material of those transcripts is in direct contradiction with felon Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for baby intercourse trafficking,” the household of Virginia Roberts Giuffre mentioned in a press release. The household added, “This travesty of justice solely invalidates the experiences of the various courageous survivors who put their security, safety, and lives on the road to make sure her conviction, together with our sister.”
Deputy Lawyer Common Todd Blanche final month questioned Maxwell, who’s serving a 20-year jail sentence on intercourse trafficking fees, for 2 days as a part of an effort by the Trump administration to uncover extra details about Epstein’s crimes.
The Justice Division on Friday launched audio and transcripts of the two-day interview, throughout which Maxwell refuted a number of allegations of wrongdoing towards her and Epstein, together with by Giuffre, who died by suicide in April.
Giuffre accused Maxwell of grooming her to be sexually abused by Epstein and trafficked to a number of of his highly effective associates, together with Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Giuffre individually sued Andrew in 2021 for sexually abusing her as a minor, an allegation he has denied. The 2 later settled the case for an undisclosed quantity in 2022.
Throughout the interview final month with Blanche, Maxwell mentioned Giuffre’s allegation towards Andrew “doesn’t maintain water,” and disputed key info within the case, together with an alleged photograph of Giuffre with Andrew.
“I consider that this complete factor was manufactured, and I can level you to some probably corroborating proof of this,” Maxwell informed Blanche.
Giuffre’s household accused the deputy legal professional basic of not sufficiently difficult Maxwell’s assertions throughout her testimony, suggesting that by publicly releasing the interview, the Justice Division supplied Maxwell the chance to dispute her case within the court docket of public opinion.
“Throughout [Deputy Attorney General] Todd Blanche’s weird interview, she isn’t challenged about her court-proven lies, offering her a platform to rewrite historical past,” the household assertion learn.
Maxwell additionally mentioned she by no means witnessed any inappropriate conduct from any man, together with President Donald Trump. She denied the existence of an incriminating “consumer checklist” of people that benefited from Epstein’s crimes and maintained her innocence after being convicted of intercourse trafficking in 2021.
Giuffre’s household has for months been crucial of the Justice Division’s interactions with Maxwell amid the Trump administration’s renewed push to uncover extra details about Epstein’s crimes, a key matter of curiosity amongst Trump’s base.
In late July, after Maxwell met with Blanche, the household urged the federal government to not present Maxwell any favorable remedy, describing her then as a “monster who deserves to rot in jail for the remainder of her life.”
Trump has not dominated out the concept of pardoning Maxwell, who he has identified for a number of many years. When requested final month in regards to the prospect of granting Maxwell authorized reduction, Trump mentioned, “I’m allowed to do it, however it’s one thing I’ve not considered.”
Absent a pardon from Trump, Maxwell is in search of authorized reduction from the Supreme Courtroom, which has indicated it’ll determine whether or not to evaluation Maxwell’s enchantment of her conviction throughout a personal convention in September.
Giuffre’s household additionally condemned the Justice Division’s determination to switch Maxwell to a minimum-security jail following her assembly with Blanche.
“By shifting convicted felon Maxwell to a minimum-security, nation membership jail, the DOJ sends a disturbing message that baby intercourse trafficking is appropriate and might be rewarded,” the household mentioned Saturday in a press release.
Federal officers moved Maxwell, Epstein’s co-conspirator and confidant, from a co-ed, low-security jail in Tallahassee, Florida, to a women-only, minimum-security facility in Bryan, Texas. The Bureau of Prisons on the time didn’t specify why Maxwell was transferred to the power, which additionally homes actuality tv star Jen Shah and disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes.
The discharge of the Maxwell transcripts got here because the Justice Division additionally partially fulfilled a subpoena by the Home Oversight Committee for all information associated to the federal investigation of Epstein. The Justice Division launched roughly 33,000 paperwork, nevertheless Democrats on the committee have mentioned the “overwhelming majority” of the information included within the first batch have been already public.
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